http://macfags.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over in the comments section of Beerorkid.com Mr. T had asked "What was your thought process behind your decision to buy one? I am always interested in hearing about the rationale behind consumer choices for big investments, particularly things like iPhones which are expensive investments, albeit nice ones. I had started ... http://macfags.com/2008/my-rationale-for-wanting-an-iphone/ *shakes fists at Portugal* iPhone Portugal forums' user Coimbra claims to have unboxed an iPhone 3G, and has posted pics to prove it: Now, since none of yous can read Portuguese, and I can, I'll help. Coimbra says that the 3G speed is "really good", but most of the good stuff ... http://macfags.com/2008/those-wily-portuguese/ Wil Shipley, developer of the fine Delicious Library has a counter-argument to all of those who bitched about the MacBook Air (yes, I'm in that group too), in his delightfully titled MacBook Air Haters: Suck My Dick. I've read journalists complain that you can't get at the hard drive in ... http://macfags.com/2008/point-counterpoint/ Welp, another Steve Jobs Macworld address has come and gone. Naturally, every boy and his blog is going to have a post up on their thoughts; I may as well throw my share in. This may have been the fastest they've gotten the video online yet, I'm watching ... http://macfags.com/2008/macworld-keynote/ And more importantly, I suppose, are you using Spaces? Even before Leopard, there were a number of virtual desktop managers for the Mac, but to be honest, I never really gave them a try for more than a day or two before Spaces. And now, I love it. ... http://macfags.com/2008/how-do-you-use-spaces/ (See what I did there, it's a LOLcats reference in the title) A) Font Book sucks. Not sure if it's always sucked, as I haven't used it much, or if it just sucks under Leopard. I've acquired a lot of fonts over the years, and a lot of ... http://macfags.com/2007/moar-leopard-notes/ Drop down menu (courtesy of Spaces). Notice the window behind it. So subtle I almost missed it before. The blurring of the background window is awesome, gives the menu a slightly translucent effect. Very cool. http://macfags.com/2007/things-i-love-about-leopard-1/ Today at MacFags, we're going to try an experiment. Everybody and their blog has written about the hawtness of gOS, so I'm going to give it a try in Parallels. In the name of science, of course. I downloaded the ISO via Bit Torrent (using the fabulous ... http://macfags.com/2007/installing-gos-in-parallels/ Over at Wind the Frog DB asked some questions about Leopard. I was going to post answers to his and others' questions in the comments section, but some how it turned into a whole fucking essay, so instead I'll just post the thing up here. The dock on the right ... http://macfags.com/2007/leopard-first-impressions/